CVE-2006-4005: BomberClone 0.11.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a c

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2006-4005 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting bomberclone. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

BomberClone 0.11.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a certain malformed PKGF_ackreq packet, which triggers a crash in the rscache_add() function in pkgcache.c; and (2) an error packet, which is intended to be received by clients and force client shutdown, but also triggers server shutdown.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	3.7% (top 10%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-08-07
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: bomberclone

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-08-07 19:04 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

bomberclone bomberclone DOWNGRADE

Affected: 0.11.3 · 0.11.4 · 0.11.5 · 0.11.6

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 0.11.3

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy bomberclone || rpm -q bomberclone || bomberclone --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 0.11.3 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison bomberclone sudo apt install bomberclone=<VERSION_BEFORE_0.11.3> sudo apt-mark hold bomberclone

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list bomberclone sudo dnf downgrade bomberclone-<VERSION_BEFORE_0.11.3> sudo dnf versionlock add bomberclone

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-4005?

bomberclone: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-4005 being exploited?

CVE-2006-4005 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-4005 affect?

CVE-2006-4005 affects bomberclone. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). BomberClone 0.11.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a certain malformed PKGF_ackreq packet, which triggers a crash in the rscache_add() function in pkgcache.c; and (2) an error packet,

How urgent is CVE-2006-4005?

Priority 45/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-4006 MEDIUM 5.0 UPGRADE The do_gameinfo function in BomberClone 0.11.6 and earlier, and possibly other functions, does not reset the p
CVE-2006-0460 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE Multiple buffer overflows in BomberClone before 0.11.6.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via

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